*Emily POV*

I woke up with my head pounding and no sense of where I was. I opened my eyes to still find complete darkness and in a moment panic thinking I was blind I shot up from my laying down position only to fall off wherever I had spent the night. With a bang, I landed face down on my floor. I groaned as I lifted my jack from my face and I noticed the empty bottles of beer and the bottle of wine scattered on the floor. I drop my head to the floor again, burying my face into my rug hoping it will cure the killer headache I now have. It temporarily works but the pounding soon comes back. I slowly pull myself to my feet and head towards the shower but just as I reach the door I notice The Great Expectations lying on the floor. I pick it up, not really sure how it got there but as soon as I pick it up and notice the page with the yellow highlighter and all the emotions and feelings from last night came flooding back. I close the book and place it on my desk before heading to the bathroom where I was faced with my reflection in the mirror. Once again, the events of last night came flooding back to me as I look down at the shorts and t shirt I am wearing. I sigh, quickly turning away from the mirror and into the shower. I make sure to take my time but being in the shower only gave me time to think and dwell on all these returning feelings. So I quickly shut off the shower and made my way back into my room. My cell phone buzzed on my bedside table so I head over to read the message.

Hanna: 'hey, hope you're feeling better today. Don't forget we have a reservation at the new restaurant in town at 5 xx'

I look at the time and it's only 11.34 am. But then something in the back of my mind clicks, I forgot to tell them all the news yesterday. With everything that went on with Ali I was so caught up that I completely forgot.

To Aria, Spencer & Hanna: 'Do you guys fancy meeting me at the brew in an hour? I have some really important news to tell you x'

Aria: 'Yeah sure, but if Ezra is there can we please leave? X'

From what I have gathered, Ezra went to Thailand with Nicole and then no one heard anything from him. I guess seeing your former love after all that time would be awkward, especially now Aria has moved on.

Spencer: 'Of course I'll be there.'

Hanna: 'Count me in, but I'm not paying ;) x'

Me: 'haha thanks guys, coffees are on me, even a cookie Han;) x'

I quickly head over to my suitcase and pull out some grey jeans, a white t shirt, a leather jacket and some black leather loafers with a little tassel on the top. Not too smart and not too causal, that way I don't have to bother getting changed for the meal later on with Hanna and our moms. I quickly plug in the curling iron as I apply my make-up. I best make the most of these luxuries because soon I won't be able to use them. I do my hair in my legendary loose curls and head out the house. As I'm making my way into town I notice a house, surrounded by a fence so it was secluded from everyone else, that didn't used to be there. Peering inside I could see it was a modern house and newly built. On the huge metal gate there was a grey plaque which read Rollins. Whoever they were they certainly looked like they had a lot of money. I continued driving until I reached the brew, parking just down the road. It definitely looked different. The outside area now more of a patio with a roof and little trees with fairly lights which I'm sure would look beautiful on a night time. As I walked inside the brew I was once again shocked, it now had an upstairs area, more of a balcony with a spiral staircase leading up. There was rows of bookshelves and computers and bean bags. I'm guessing it was now the student hub of Rosewood with many students chilling around or working on the computers. And downstairs was also different. It was full of wooden bench style tables around the outside with a huge area in the middle filled with comfy couches. They also had huge flat screen TVs hanging from the ceiling with several channels playing, everything from basketball to the news to the children's channel. To the very back of The Brew was a small stage, I'm guessing they hosted gig nights and karaoke based on the several posters on a notice boards. Ezra really had done a good job of the place. I notice Hanna and Spencer sat down on one of the couches and they instantly waved me over.

'Hey, have you not ordered yet?' I ask, sitting down next to Hanna.

'If I remember correctly you were paying' Spencer says raising her eyebrow.

'Okay fine, I'll be back soon' I say, laughing a little and getting up.

'Don't forget my cookie' Hanna shouts as I make my way over to the till and order. Just as I'm about to get served Aria makes her way into The Brew so I take her order and she cautiously sits down, obviously on edge at the thought of Ezra being close by. Just as I'm about to walk away with the coffees I ask the barista, 'hey do you know where Ezra is? I'm a close friend'

'He's out of town visiting family in New York at the minute, he'll be back at the end of the week or I can send him a message?'

'Oh no it's okay, I'll catch him when he comes back. Thanks' I smile and walk off to our seats. 'Ezra isn't in town, he's in New York visiting family until the end of the week' I say as everyone grabs their order. I hear her let out a sigh of relief.

'Anyway, what did you want to tell us' Hanna said, obviously eager to find out what I wanted to tell them. I take a deep breath, I'm not entirely sure how they are going to take this.

'Well, the thing is... I haven't been completely honest with you guys.'

'Oh god. Em I thought we left lying to each other in high school' Spencer said, clearly slightly annoyed that I've been keeping a secret.

'I know we did, but I just wasn't ready to tell you'

'Tell us what?' Aria chirped in, still with her coffee mug pressed to her lips.

'Well after my first year doing sports physiotherapy I decided I wanted to do something different so I changed my course to paramedic science'

'Wait so you're now a paramedic? Em that's great! I always love a person in uniform' Hanna winks, making me laugh slightly.

'Yeah but there's more... After finishing my degree I decided that I wanted to join the military'

'What? Em is that a good idea after everything that's happened'

'If anything Spence it just makes me want to do it more. Follow in my dad's footsteps. Make him proud'

'Em your dad will be proud no matter what you do'

'I know but I've been planning this for months, I've completed all my training and that's why I've been MIA recently.'

'Wait so does that mean-'

'I leave for Afghanistan in 2 weeks' I search their faces, hoping to find some kind of reaction but they all just stare at me blankly. 'I get that it's a lot to take in but this is what I really want'

'As long as this is what you really want, I'm happy for you' Hanna smiled, pulling me into a hug.

'Yeah of course, and proud. I don't know anyone who is as brave as you' Aria said, pulling me into a hug followed by Spencer.

'Well look who it is, couldn't you bare to leave again?' A voice sounded from behind me. I quickly turn around, the voice and tone that sounded all too familiar.

'Mona?' I say, turning around to face her. She had a friendly smile on her face which is something I did not expect.

'Yeah that's me, it was a shame I didn't see you at the wedding the other week. I guess there was just so many people there'

'Oh I didn't go. Wait what? You went to the wedding?' I asked, shocked. The last time I checked Ali and Mona still weren't exactly friends. I know they sort of let bygones be bygones but shock was still evident in my voice and I could tell she noticed as she let out a small laugh.

'Well yeah, Dr Rollins is my boss after all' she smiled. Dr Rollins? That name sounded far too familiar but I didn't know exactly where I had heard it. After inviting her to sit with us we all learned that Mona was now a councillor working for a private hospital for the mentally ill but she did a lot of visits to places like schools and I'm presuming that's how her and Ali are friends because Ali is an English teacher at Rosewood High. After leaving for college, Hanna still kept in touch with Mona so we already knew that she didn't get charged with the Bethany Young murder. As there was already proof of her having mental illness from her Radley files at the time, they decided to rule it off with her pleading innocent due to special circumstances.

After an hour of catching up we all headed our separate ways, Aria had to fly back to Boston as she had work commitments and Spencer, although also having work commitments, could work from home in her law cases. As I was driving back home, the same route I came, I notice the house I drove by on my way here and as I drove past the gate something in my head clicked. Rollins. The name on the gate is the same name as Ali's husband, Dr Rollins. So that means that this house is Alison's. Jeez, she really has done well for herself. But then my mind wandered to something else. Alison is no longer Alison DiLaurentis.

She's Alison Rollins. Mrs Rollins. My heart tugged with jealousy and the thought made me feel physically sick.

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